Pandemic
The pandemic has had a lasting impact on the UK jewellery trade, reshaping consumer habits, supply chains, and retail strategies. For jewellers, manufacturers, and suppliers, understanding these changes is essential to adapting and building resilience. Jewellery Focus provides in-depth coverage of the pandemic’s effects on the industry, including market analysis, business recovery strategies, e-commerce growth, and insights into shifting demand patterns. Our reporting helps trade professionals navigate the ongoing challenges and opportunities in a post-pandemic landscape.
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Apr- 2021 -12 AprilRetailers
Lark & Berry launches piercing experience
Lark and Berry, the fine jewellery designer brand, has launched three luxury piercing experiences alongside the reopening of non-essential retail. The Nova Experience, Sparkly Duo, and Diamond Trio offers will include the brand’s entire 14K piercing collection. Moreover, the packages, available at the company’s Marylebone store, will feature Lark and…
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8 AprilFeatures
Maneesha: Gem expert, woman, pioneer
This year’s International Women’s Day on 8 March brought renewed attention to issues of equality, women’s rights and the treatment of women across the globe. It has also been a time to celebrate the incredible achievements of women in every corner of the world, and in every field of work.…
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7 AprilInternational
De Beers sees third cycle rough diamond sales slowdown
De Beers Group has announced a provisional value of rough diamonds sales of $440m (£318.2m) for the third sales cycle of 2021. The sales comprise both global sightholder sales and auctions, and represents a $440m (£318.2m) rise from 2020’s actual third cycle sales of £0. However, the figures show a…
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Mar- 2021 -30 MarchRetailers
Watches of Switzerland signs lease for new Trafford Centre store
The Watches of Switzerland Group has announced it has signed a new 10-year lease with The Trafford Centre, for a flagship store in a new location, which is expected to open in the summer. The retailer will relocate its Goldsmiths store to The Trafford Centre’s Main Dome on the upper…
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19 MarchProduct Launches
Robinson Pelham launches new Spring/Summer collection
Robinson Pelham has announced the debut of its Spring/Summer 2021 Arcadia collection, a selection of beaded necklaces and bracelets. The pieces are fully customisable with the brand’s EarWishes, a new collection created during the pandemic in an attempt to recognise the need for “ultra-wearable, spirited and fun fine jewellery”. Sold…
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18 MarchRetailers
Signet Jewelers operating income drops £116m
Signet Jewelers has announced that its total operating income for the fiscal year 2020 dropped to $156.4m (£112m) from $318.3m (£228m) as a result of continuous trading disruptions from the Covid-19 pandemic. The group which operates brands such as H. Samuel and Ernest Jones, saw its total sales for the…
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16 MarchRetailers
Goodman Bros upgrades to new offices
Goodman Bros, a Cambridgeshire-based jewellery service distributor, has moved to a new premises following the securing of a NatWest funding package. The wholesaler, which supplies jewellery accessories and cleaning products to various clients in the UK and Europe, has achieved year-on-year growth since its inception in 2014. In turn, the…
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15 MarchRetailers
Shop TJC to increase wages to £10 an hour
Shop TJC has announced it will increase its wages for all entry level employees from £8.89 to £10 an hour which is 12% over the minimum wage prescribed in the recent budget which will come into effect April 2021. The e-retailer which specialises in jewellery, gemstones, and other lifestyle accessories…
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11 MarchRetailers
Goldsmiths to launch revamped store concept
Goldsmiths has announced it plans to enhance its network of stores throughout the UK with a new luxury store concept which will be rolled out from Autumn 2021. The new stores, which have been conceived in partnership with UK-based design collective Quadrant Design, will combine a contemporary luxury design with…
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8 MarchInternational
De Beers extends UN Women partnership
De Beers Group has announced the extension of its global partnership with UN Women for a further five years, as it works towards achieving gender parity across its workforce by 2030. The group will now join the newly-formed HeForShe Alliance and said it is committed to increasing the representation of…
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